10 Things You Didn't Know About Matthew Dellavedova

10. He Grew Up In An Australian Town Of Less Than 8,000 People

Dellavedova is living proof that, despite a considerable USA-based bias, NBA-level talent can be found anywhere. The guard grew up in the small Australian town of Maryborough, a settlement of less than 8,000 people 100 miles north-west of Melbourne. Although a popular sport in Australia, basketball pales in comparison to Aussie rules football, rugby and cricket, making Matthew's rise to prominence even more impressive. Dellavedova didn't even opt to cut his teeth in his country's national league, transferring straight to an American college after three years playing semi-pro basketball at the Australian Institute of Sport - an astonishing leap in quality and toughness of opposition.